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Rolls Royce
Model jet engine 1982
Gilt metal, quartz, velvet | 19.0 x 17.1 x 13.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 45108
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A gilded metal model of a Rolls Royce RB211 engine, resting on a blue tinged quartz rocky surface, set on separate blue velveteen lined cardboard tray. The British-made Rolls Royce RB211 powered the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar and many Boeing 747, 757 and 767 aircraft.
Provenance
Presented to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in Seatte following Prince Philip’s test flight of the prototype Boeing 757, 18 April 1982.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Gilt metal, quartz, velvet
Measurements
19.0 x 17.1 x 13.8 cm (whole object)
Category
Object type(s)
Place of Production
Seattle [USA]
